[Rhodes22-list] OB Motors ( for Rummy)

[Rick]

Chris,

Tell me more about the knob.  Do you turn it to lower the motor?  Where is
it located--on the laz bulkhead on the cockpit side?

Rick

On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 6:34 PM, Chris Cowie <ccowie at cowieassociates.com>wrote:

> My lift has a little knob on the side but I prefer to squeeze the nuts
> to make it go up and down.
>
> Chris Cowie
> Cowie Associates PC
>
>
> On Jun 22, 2010, at 1:21 PM, "R22RumRunner at aol.com" <R22RumRunner at aol.com
>  > wrote:
>
> > I have Stan's electric lift system and wouldn't trade it for
> > anything. On
> > my model, there is a manual override on the lift motor to allow for
> > manual
> > lowering or raising if necessary. I know this because I installed it
> > myself.
> >  Those that have a factory installation would be lucky if they
> > received an
> > owners  manual or they would never know about it.
> >
> > Rummy
> >
> >
> > In a message dated 6/22/2010 12:53:12 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> > staum at earthlink.net writes:
> >
> > You make  a good arguement for the simple & reliable manual lift
> > system.
> >
> > Stephen Staum
> > '87 R22, Carol Lee
> >
> > Sent from my  iPhone
> >
> > On Jun 22, 2010, at 8:52 AM, ftugwell at cox.net wrote:
> >
> > >  On Saturday I was single-handing my Rhodes on the Potomac with good
> > >  winds (around 15 k) and when I decided to return to port, the
> > engine
> > >  would not drop--in fact, nothing happened when I pressed the remote
> > >  (this is new) button to lower the lift.  I called Stan, who went
> > > through
> > > all the alternatives with me: a) checking the  connections on the
> > > busbar
> > > in the laz, and on the  battery; b) reading the instructions to find
> > > the
> > >  release for the motor; and c) in an emergency situation, cutting
> > the
> > >  strap while holding the motor up with a line so that it does not
> > drop.
> > >  We had already determined that there was still power, since my
> > >  instruments were all working.  I was in the middle of the
> > channel  with
> > > lots of boats zooming around and a good wind, so I decided to  go
> > > back to
> > > the marina area and anchor to check things  out.  Since it was
> > > relatively
> > > easy, I did reach in  the laz and, to my surprise, I found a loose
> > nut
> > > connection. (not a  wire nut, just a nut)  After I tightened it, the
> > > motor lift  worked.  Many thanks to Stan for walking me through
> > this on
> > > my  new boat.  An aside: no surveyor will approve a boat for sale
> > if  it
> > > has wire nuts.  these are not for marine  use.
> > >
> > >
> > > On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 8:08 AM, Joe Camp  wrote:
> > >
> > >> Rummy and Chris:
> > >>
> > >>   There seems to be a Freudian undertone in all of this  "nut"
> > >> talk.
> > >> Can we switch to something more  directly phallic, like "raising
> > the
> > >> mast?"  Just a thought,  but let's not hide our true natures...men.
> > >>
> > >>  Joe
> > >> --- On Tue, 6/22/10, R22RumRunner at aol.com   wrote:
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> From: R22RumRunner at aol.com Subject:  Re: [Rhodes22-list] OB
> > Motors (
> > >> for Rummy)
> > >> To:  rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> > >> Date: Tuesday, June 22, 2010, 7:57  AM
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Wire nuts are not for marine use. I  prefer soldered connections
> > with
> > >> shrink tubing and then a layer of  liquid electrical tape. I'm
> > glad we
> > >> dug a little  deeper into  this subject.
> > >>
> > >>  Rummy
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> In a message dated 6/21/2010 1:35:40  P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> > >> ccowie at cowieassociates.com  writes:
> > >>
> > >> Thanks  for the advice.  The nuts I  was referring to are not the
> > wing
> > >> nuts on the  battery rather  control wires from the outboard lift
> > >> switch have wire nuts  that  seem to come a bit loose every now and
> > >> then.  I  plan to replace them with  a  bette
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